F O O D R E S C U E :
Bridging the Food Gap in Our Community
www.MyFoodBridge.org
2 0 1 5 E V E N T S :
Join Us October 22, 2015
for
the 1st Annual Bridge Awards
honoring those that bring
our community together
Benefit to support Food Bridge development, a logistical solution helping to bridge the gap between food distributors who have excess food and the non-profits who feed the community.
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P r o b l e m :
Food waste and hunger locally in our community and in the United States.
O b j e c t i v e :
To bridge the gap between food distributors who have excess food and the non-profits who feed the community.
G o a l s :
To RAISE AWARENESS of the food that is wasted and to CREATE A FOOD RESCUE SYSTEM to help automate rescuing food from the landfills by connecting food brokers and distributors with non-profits in need of food.
U Empower of MD has spent the past year observing and learning from the community. In the process of helping a family with food needs Advantage Waypoint reached out to help us find a solution. We are now creating a model that can go beyond feeding one family.
FACT: 1 in 6 people face hunger in the USA
SCHEDULE:
DID YOU KNOW?
(Chart from LeanPath. Facts collected from United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, McKinsey and Company, Clean Metrics, U.S. Producer Price Index for Finished Consumer Foods, Lean Path)
